In times of the Empire, a cell of Thalassian slavers bought the CECBarloz-class freighterVenom Sting from a mining station after the death of the ship's previous owner, the bounty hunterXufal D'uat. The Thalassians re-named the ship Twi'lek Dancer and discovered, to the pleasure, that it had been fitted by D'uat to be used as a prison. The Thalassians used this ship as picket defense craft and assault gunboat in their raids, and also customized its engines, shields and weapons. Eventually, the slaver cell was jumped by pirates, who requised the ship.[4]